Puritan Worldview: Poem Analysis

The Puritan worldview is that anything that is not God’s will is meaningless and everything that happens is God’s will. If something that you are doing doesn’t involve God, then it’s futile and there is no reason to be doing it. They also believe that hard work is very important and that everything should be plain and simple. Nothing fancy. The three authors we read from expressed their Puritan ideas by including God in their writings. Almost all of them use biblical allusions to help their audience better understand certain things involving God because their audience may not understand certain things. Taylor did not follow the idea of plain Puritan style, but instead used fancier writing styles rather than plain styles. Each author has a very different purpose for writing.
Taylor’s poem used descriptive language because he was using an extended metaphor to describe what he wants God to make him. Lastly, Edward’s poem used persuasive language because he was trying to persuade his audience to turn back to God and the normal Puritan teachings/ways. By looking at the language used, a person can also see the purpose of the poem. Bradstreet’s poem was more narrative and telling about how amazing God’s forgiveness is. Taylor’s poem was a description of how he wanted God to make him into a tool. Edwards’ sermon was trying to persuade his crowd to turn their beliefs back to Puritanism. They all used different tones to accomplish their goals. Bradstreet used a soft tone. Taylor used a descriptive tone to describe how he wants God to make him a better person. Edwards uses a startling tone because he was telling his audience that most, if not all, of them will go to hell. The biggest thing to understand from these three pieces of literature is that they are all very different though they are all pieces of the same type of Puritan